Many recent national and international legal agreements
use some form of the term 'ecosystem-based approaches' when describing
new methods to assess and manage marine living resources. These
are usually understood to include objectives related to maintaining
and monitoring biodiversity, productivity, and the physical and
chemical properties of an ecosystem. It is often unclear, however,
what this means in practice, what new information will be required,
and whether scientific or management actions will actually change
under these new approaches. This session invites papers on what
ecosystem-based management approaches are, what they involve scientifically
(what are the information requirements and can we provide them),
what initiatives are being undertaken elsewhere in the world, and
how PICES countries are beginning to address the topic. The session
will provide a forum for presentations and discussion of how to
improve the science that provides the framework for ecosystem-based
management initiatives, and its application, in PICES countries.
Publications
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